All Episodes
Bred to Perfection — 321 episodes
Ep302 – The Mindset of a True Breeder: How Open-Mindedness Builds Better Bloodlines
Ep301 - Building Stronger Bloodlines from the Inside Out
Ep300 - The 3 Laws of Selective Breeding
Surviving the Summer Heat: Essential Tips for Chicken Care with Peter Brown
Proper Care During the Molting Season
Managing the Molt - The Costly Mistake of Cutting Protein and Weight
Ep299 - Tony Saville and the Future of American Games
Ep298 - The Progressive White Debate: Science vs. Tradition
Fan Favorite Episode - Wry Tails, Squirrel Tails and Broken Feathers
Ep297 – Building a True Strain: The Long Game of Creating a Consistent and Lasting Line
Ep296 - Bloodlines Under Threat: What Every Breeder Needs to Know About Avian Leukosis
Ep295 - Progressive White - The Silent Threat to Breeding American Games
Ep225 - Building Better Bloodlines: An Inside Look at the Breeders Academy
Ep294 - Breeding Bulletproof Bloodlines - The Science of Disease-Resistance
Ep293 - Purity and Show Go Hand-in-Hand: Why the Best Birds Are Always One Bird
Ep292 - How to Select the Proper Brood Fowl: A Five Stage Process
Ep291 - Define Your Selection Points: The Blueprint for Building a True Strain
Ep290 - The Power of Selection - Transforming Mongrels into Masterpieces
Ep289 - Evolutionary Factors that can Change the Direction of Your Strain - Part 2
Ep288 - What Can Go Wrong, Does Go Wrong
Ep287 - The Crucial Role of Selection in Breeding Success
Ep286 - Unlocking the Secrets of Chicken Breeding with Brian Reeder
Ep285 - The Ugly Truth About Outcrossing: The Double-Edged Sword of Breeding
Ep284 - Misinformation vs. Education - Building Better Bloodlines Through Truth and Accurate Knowledge
Ep283 - When Good Strains Go Bad: How to Fix Hidden Flaws in Your Bloodline
Ep282 - Breeding Terms Explained
Ep281 - The War on Common Sense Breeding: Dispelling Myths and Misconceptions
Ep280 – Bred to Perfection – The Come Back Show & Q&A
Ep279 - Starting Over: When Your Strain Isn't Worth Saving
Ep278 - Inside the Mind of a Dedicated Breeder: Passion, Purity & the Path to Perfection
Ep277 - The Hidden Enemy - Understanding and Managing Stress in Our Fowl
All About Worms - How Much is Too Much? (Bonus Ep184)
Preparing for the Breeding Season (Ep137)
Antibiotic Use and Misuse with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo (Ep135)
Who Benefits from Crossbreeding? (Ep132)
What Are the Most Common Poultry Problems for Backyard Breeders? (Ep111)
Ep276 - The Journey of a Master Breeder: Lessons Learned from Experience, Failure, and Mentorship
Ep275 - The Role of Nutrition in Unlocking Genetic Potential
Ep273 - The Importance of Test Matings and Testing the Progeny
Ep272 - Improving Your Bloodline: Breeding and Health Care Q&A
Ep271 - CLEANING UP THE GENE POOL - Essential Steps to Purify Your Bloodline and Create the Strain You Desire
Ep270 - The Principles of Strain Creation in Animal Breeding
Ep269 - Thanksgiving Special - A Conversations with Kenny Troiano and Brian Reeder
Ep268 – Avian Influenza & Biosecurity: What Every Poultry Breeder Must Know
Ep267 – An Exhibition Built for Breeders: Inside the 3rd Annual American & Oriental Gamefowl Show
Ep266 – Genetics and Beyond - A Conversation with Brian Reeder
Ep265 -The 15 Rules of Selective Breeding: Building Your Own Bloodline from the Ground Up
Fan Favorite Episode - Secrets of Successful Breeders
Fan Favorite Episode - Breeding for the Complete Package
Fan Favorite Episode - WHO'S MORE IMPORTANT - COCK OR HEN?
Fan Favorite Episode - Purity of Blood and the Evolution Factor
Fan Favorite Episode - The Powers of Prepotency or the Allure of Hybrid Vigor
Ep264 - Building Better Birds: Mastering the Science of Breeding True Strains
Ep263 - Avian Metapneumovirus (aMPV): Protecting Your Bloodlines from a Silent Flock Killer with Peter Brown
Ep262 - The Rodent Menace: Protecting Your Flock from Rats and Mice with Peter Brown
Ep261 - Line-Breeding Essentials: Creating, Maintaining, and Improving Your Strain for Future Generations
Ep260 - Managing the Molt: The Costly Mistake of Cutting Protein and Weight
Ep259 - HOW TO DESTROY YOUR STRAIN: What breeders don't know, can hurt them
Ep258 - The 10 Commandments of Breeding: Building the Foundation for a True, Lasting Strain
Ep257 - Breeding Terms Simplified
Ep256 - Evolution of a Strain - Connecting Evolutionary Biology to Selective Breeding
Episode 255: The Key Challenges When Breeding and Creating a Strain
Ep254 - Breeding Practices Simplified
Ep253 - The Dark Side of Chicken Breeding: Essential Insights for New Breeders
Fan Favorite Episode - Breeding, Feeding and Improving your Strain
Ep252 - The Power of Record Keeping
Ep251 - Every Method has a Particular Function and Purpose
Ep250 - Necessary Requirements to Becoming a Successful Breeder
Ep249 - What Kind of Breeder Are You?
The New Blood Syndrome (fan favorite rerun)
Ep248 - Good Mentor vs Bad Mentor - The Tony vs. Ray Factor
Ep247 - Exploring the Breeding Process: Q&A Session with Kenny Troiano and Frank Bradley
Ep246 - What Are the Obstacles to Becoming A True Breeder?
Ep245 - Embrace the Journey – The Benefits and Challenges of Becoming a True Breeder
Ep244 - What's Happening Now?
Ep243 - AB 928: A Potential Threat to All Breeders
Ep242 - The Unscripted Strain: Real Talk on Breeding, Genetics, and Resilience
Ep241 - Embracing the Science of Breeding
Ep240 - Unlocking the Genetic Potential of our Fowl with Brian Reeder
Ep239 - Mastering Breeding: Guest Appearance on the Poultry Nerds Podcast with Insights from Kenny Troiano
Ep238 - Breeders' Insights – Beyond Common Sense in Breeding
Ep237 - Disproving the Myths of Breeding
Ep236 - Great Breeders Maintain a Zero-Defect Policy
Ep235 - Great Breeders Breed on Purpose - Strategies for Creating True Strains
Ep234 - The Desire to Perfect - Overcoming Obstacles in Pursuit of Perfection
Ep233 - Breeding Excellence: From Quantity to Quality
Ep232 - Genetics and Breeding Insights: A New Year's Q&A Special
Ep231 - Breeder or Multiplier: Which One Are You?
Ep230 - Mastering Breeding Strategies: Insights from Bred to Perfection
Ep229 - Understanding the Connection Between Selection and Culling
EP228 - The Foundation of Excellence - Breeding Quality Birds
EP227 - The Art of Seed Fowl Selection
EP226 - Perfect Starts? - Just start where you are, with what you have
EP225 - The Detriments of Defects
EP224 - The Pain of Regret - Breeders Beware!
EP223 - Infuse to Improve? Not So Fast!
EP222 - BREEDING MOTHER NATURES WAY
Ep221 - Understanding External Parasites: Insights with Peter Brown
Ep220 The Biggest Mistakes Breeders Make - Part 3
Ep219 - THE BIGGEST MISTAKES BREEDERS MAKE - Part 2
Ep218 - Bred to Perfection: Live Q&A Session
Ep217 - The Mistakes Most Breeders Make - Part 1
Ep216 - CREATING A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUR FOWL
Ep215 - Secrets of Successful Breeders: Mastering the Art and Science of Breeding
Ep214 - Breeding for the complete package
Ep213 - The Pursuit of Perfection in Breeding
Ep212 - Avian Influenza: Protecting Birds and People
Ep211 - Proper Storm Care: How to Prepare Your Birds and Farm for an Incoming Storm
Episode 210 - Internal Parasites and Worms with the Chicken Doctor
Ep209 - Proper Care During the Molting Season
Ep208 - Chicken Chat on Modern Breeding Practices and Their Pitfalls
Ep207 - Breeding a Healthier Strain with Pigeon Breeder, Frank McLaughlin.
Ep206 - The Origins of the Domestic Chicken with Brian Reeder
Ep205 - Bred to Perfection Live Q&A
Ep204 - So, You Want to Become a Dog Breeder?
Ep203 - Bred to Perfection - Special Edition Breeders Q&A
Ep202 - Bred to Perfection Live Q&A
Ep201 - Purity of Blood and the Evolution Factor
Ep200 – The Powers of Prepotency or the Allure of Hybrid Vigor
Ep199 - The Truth About Crossbreeding and Infusion
Ep198 - Words that Creates Controversies
Ep197 - Breeding Practices are Wrong, But Never Go Away
Ep196 - Is Purity of Blood a Reachable Goal?
Ep195 - Selection: both an Art and Science
Ep194 - What if your Chickens get Sick?
Fan Favorite Episode (Ep134) Buying a Strain vs Making a Strain
Ep193 - Improving Your Strains Resistance to Disease
Fan Favorite Episode (Ep135) Antibiotic Use and Misuse with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo
Ep192 - Bred to Perfection Live Q&A
Ep191 - Educating the Next Generations of Breeders
Ep190 - Marek's Disease and Improving Resistance to Disease with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo
Ep189 - What are the Benefits of Creating a Strain
Ep188 - Bred to Perfection "Live Q&A"
The Live Show (Ep124) Benefits of Breeding for the Complete Package
Fan Favorite Episode - Inbreeding vs In-and-In Breeding
Ep187 - Chicken Chat and Chicken Breeding
Ep186 - Are the Progeny True Representations of the Parents Worth?
Ep185 - The Confusion Between Station and Carriage
Ep184 - All About Worms - How Much is Too Much?
Ep183 - WHO'S MORE IMPORTANT - COCK OR HEN? (1-17-23)
Fan Favorite Rerun – The Misconceptions of Breeding with Tony Saville (Ep101)
Fan Favorite Rerun – Mother Nature and the Natural Order of Selection (Ep61)
Fan Favorite Rerun – Chicken Chat with Tony Saville (Ep50)
Ep182 - Breeding Questions and Misconceptions - What do we really know?
Ep181 - Healthy Practices for Healthy Fowl
Ep180 - ARE YOU ON THE RIGHT PATH?
Ep179 - Wry Tails, Squirrel Tails and Broken Feathers (edited)
Ep178 – Breeders Academy Website Tour
Ep177 – Voices of the Breeders Academy - Members Testimonials
Ep176 – How to Prevent Coccidiosis with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo
Ep175 - The Importance of Culling
Ep174 - Breeding, Feeding and Improving your Strain
Ep173 - Chicken Chat about Chicken Breeding
Ep172 - Should I Vaccinate my Fowl? With Peter Brown
Ep171 - 16 PRINCIPLES OF SELECTIVE BREEDING
Ep170 - The 7 Need to Knows Before Creating Your Strain
Ep169 - Changing False Beliefs About Breeding
Ep168 – Preventing Disease Using a Good Biosecurity Program with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo
Ep167 – The Name Game and the Percentage Game
Ep166 – Breeding, Genetics, and Creating a Strain
Ep165 – Which Breeding Methods Are You Using?
Ep164 – The Environment, and its influence on Genetic Inheritance
Ep163 – Mycoplasma and CRD, Should we be Concerned?
Ep162 – The Value of Breeding to Age and Youth
Ep161 – The Power of Sublines
Ep160 – Difference Between Seed Fowl and Foundation Fowl
Ep159 – OBTAINING THE RIGHT SEED FOWL
The Live Show (Ep85) Bred to Perfection Live Q&A
Ep158 – All About Worms with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo
Ep157 – The Dangers of Defects
Ep156 – Why 85 Percent of the Breeders are on the Wrong Path
Ep155 - WHY BREEDING PROGRAMS ARE SO IMPORTANT
Ep154 - Infectious Coryza with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo
The Live Show (Ep81) Bred to Perfection Live Q&A
Ep153 - There are 4 types of Breeders – Which one are you?
Ep152 - Are you a True Breeder?
Ep151 - Purity of Blood vs Hybrid Crosses - Science or Myth?
Ep150 - 10 Reasons to Abandoned a Strain and Start Over
Ep149 - The New Blood Syndrome
Ep148 - Can you Create a Strain from Poor Fowl?
Ep147 - Fowl Pox with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo
Ep146 - What Are the Benefits of Creating A Strain?
Ep145 - The Preservation of Color, Which Colors can we Preserve?
Members Celebrate the Breeders Academy
Ep144 - Quizzes, Questions and Breeding Chickens
Ep143 – Our Ah-ha Moments - What were our biggest lightbulb ideas?
The Live Show (Ep78) Bred to Perfection Live Q&A
The Live Show (Ep75) Bred to Perfection Live Q&A
The Live Show (Ep69) - Bred to Perfection Live Q&A
The Live Show (Ep65) Bred to Perfection Live Q&A
Ep142 - External Parasites with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo
Ep141 – Crossbreeding and the Recombination of Genes
Ep140 - Internal Parasites with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo
Ep139 - Prepotency and the False Allure or Hybrid Vigor
Ep138 - Proper Winter Care and Preparation
Ep137 - Preparing for the Breeding Season
The Live Show (Ep60) Bred to Perfection Live Q&A
Ep136 - Nature's Influence on Domestication with Rick Coste
Ep135 – Antibiotic Use and Misuse with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo
Ep134 – Buying a Strain vs Making a Strain
Ep133 – Breeders Live Q&A
Ep132 – Who Benefits from Crossbreeding?
Ep131 - THE ART AND SCIENCE OF SELECTION
Ep130 – Breeding Methods Simplified
Fan Favorite Episode - Mother Nature and the Natural Order of Selection
Ep129 - Purity of Blood and the Evolution Factor - Part 8
Ep128 – Mycoplasma/CRD with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo
Fan Favorite Rerun – Chicken Chat with Tony Saville
Ep127 - Purity of Blood and the Genetics Factor - Part 7
Ep126 - Purity of Blood and the Essential Requirements for Creating a Pure Strain - Part 6
Ep125 - Purity of Blood and the Disintegration of the Breed - Part 5
Ep124 - Purity of Blood and the Failures of the Modern-Day Breeder - Part 4
Ep123 - Purity of Blood and the Curse of Father Time - Part 3
Ep122 - Purity of Blood and the Road to Perfection - Part 2
Ep121 - Purity of Blood and the Preservation of the Breed – Part 1
Ep120 – Members Celebrate the Breeders Academy
Ep119 - Crossbreeding Misconceptions
Ep118 –Prepotency vs Hybrid Vigor
Ep117 – Evolution vs Selective Breeding Part 2
Ep116 – Evolution vs Selective Breeding Part 1
Ep115 – Genetics Simplified (Advanced Genetics) Part 3
Ep114 – Genetics Simplified (Mendelian Genetics) Part 2
Ep113 – Genetics Simplified (Introduction)
Ep112 - Protecting your birds from Avian Influenza with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo
The Live Show Ep43 - Breeding Q&A with Kenny Troiano and Frank Bradley
The Live Show Ep42 - Crossbreeding Pros and Cons
Ep111 – What are the Most Common Poultry Problems for Backyard Breeders?
Bred to Perfection Live Ep41 - It's 2022, and We're Back!
The Live Show Ep39 - THE ART AND SCIENCE OF SELECTION
The Live Show Ep38 - Preparing for the Breeding Season
Ep110 – Inbreeding vs In-and-In Breeding (non-members version)
Ep109 – Salmonellosis with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo
The Live Show Ep28 – Mycoplasmosis and CRD, should we be concerned?
Ep108 - The 3 Laws of Breeding (Lesson 7)
Ep107 – The Most Common Disease for Backyard Breeders with Peter Brown
Ep106 – The Erminette Breed with Matt Hemmer
The Live Show Ep12 - The Gamefowl Wellness Program
Ep104 - Epigenetics: How the Environment influences Genetic Inheritance
Ep103 - Summer Heat and Care with Peter Brown
Ep101 - The Misconceptions of Breeding
Ep100 - THE TROIANO GIRLS – LIFE ON THE TROIANO FARM
Ep99 - THE MOST DANGEROUS BREEDERS
Ep97 – The Effects of Genetic Drift on your Fowl
Ep96 – Infectious Laryngotracheitis with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo
Ep95 – The Power of Sublines
Ep94 – Most Common Mistakes of Backyard Breeders with Peter Brown – Pt2
Ep93 – Coaching Call with Dr. Rachel Potter
Ep92 – Infectious Bronchitis with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo
Ep91 – What's the Difference Between Seed Fowl and Foundation Fowl?
Ep90 – The Most Common Mistakes of Backyard Breeders with Peter Brown
Ep89 - Coaching Call with Dr. Delon Alwar from South Africa
Ep88 - Marek's Disease with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo
Ep87 - Chicken Chat with Royce Van Blaricome
Ep86 - Can you Transform a Bad Strain into Good?
Ep84 - Coccidiosis with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo
Ep83 - Preparing for the Breeding Season
Ep82 - The Troiano Family Christmas Special (fun zone)
Ep81 - Infectious Coryza with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo
Ep80 - Conformation of Body
Ep79 - The New Blood Syndrome And Members Coaching Call
Ep78 - Fowl Pox with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo
Ep77 - Husbandry with Patrick from Ireland
Ep76 - Biosecurity Basics with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo
Ep74 - Coaching Call with Mike Badger
Ep73 - The Gamefowl Wellness Program
Ep71 - Breeding for Fins rather than Feathers
Ep70 - THE CONSEQUENCES OF CONTAMINATION
Ep68 - The Down and Dirty of Defects
Ep67 - A Coaching Call with Dereck
Ep66 - The Buckeye Recovery Project with Don Schrider
Ep65 - Coaching Call with Kevin Neilson
Ep62 – Our Favorite Chicken Books
Ep61 – Mother Nature and the Natural Order of Selection
Ep58 – Jessa, the Chuckling Chicken Podcaster
Ep55 – The Value of Breeding to Age and Youth
Ep54 – Breeders Roundtable with Frank Bradley
Ep53 – The Ultimate Breeders Roundtable
Ep52 – Coaching Call with William Vogl – Poultry Farmer
Ep51 – The Progeny will Prove the Worth of their Parents
Ep50 – Chicken Chat with Tony Saville
Ep49 - Coaching Call with Karen Johnson
Ep48 – Interview with Danny Feathers
Ep47 – The Art of Selection
Ep46 – Breeders Roundtable with Luis Mendez
Ep45 - Kenny's Guest Appearance on the Pastured Poultry Talk Show
Ep44 - Breeders Roundtable with Dino Morell
Ep43 - Behind the Breeders Academy - Part 2
Ep42 - Behind the Breeders Academy - Part 1
Ep41 - Why I don't Vaccinate or use Medications
Ep40 - Interview with Heather Thelen - Feed Store Owner
Ep38 - Q&A with Kenny and Nancy Troiano
Ep34 - How to Select Your Brood Fowl
Ep33 - Interview with Don Schrider Pt3
Ep31 - Interview with Don Schrider Pt2
Ep30 - Interview with Don Schrider Pt1
Ep29 - Chicken Fun Zone - Our Favorite Movie, The Egg and I
Ep28 - Breeders Roundtable with Aaron Baker
Ep27 - Quality vs Quantity
Ep25 - Why Starting with the Best Fowl Possible is so Important
Ep24 - Breeders Roundtable with Randy Peralta
Ep23 - Bred to Perfection Special Edition Episode
Ep39 - Halloween Edition of the Fun Zone - The Farmer and the Cockatrice
Ep22 - Another Chicken Fun Zone Episode
Ep21 - 6 need to knows before beginning your breeding
Ep20 - Improving your fowl using a Zero Defect Policy
Ep19 - The 3 Most Dangerous Breeders - peddler or progeny?
Ep18 - The Four Types of Breeders - which one are you?
Ep17 - The History of Breeding - Road Trip
Ep16 - The Chicken Fun Zone - the jokes are flying
Ep14 - All About Aseels, and More
Ep11 - Mentors are the Gateway to Success
Ep10 - 5 Steps to Purifying your Bloodline
Ep9 - Here's my Breeding Program
Ep8 - The Heat is On - Summer Troubles
Ep7 - Interview with Jack Dodd
Ep6 - Are you a True Breeder? Why Not?
Ep5 - 10 reasons to start over
Ep4 - Newcasltes Disease - What you need to know 2
Interview with Dr. Cantor of the CDFA about Newcastles
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